Ga-young

Ga-young is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "ga" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Ga-young
Hangul
가영
Hanja
佳映, 佳英, and others
Revised RomanizationGa-yeong
McCune–ReischauerKayŏng

People with this name include:

  • Kim Ga-young (born 1983), South Korean pocket billiards player
  • Kim Ga-young (actress) (born 1991), South Korean actress and singer, former member of Stellar
  • Moon Ga-young (born 1996), South Korean actress
  • Gayoung, South Korean singer, member of Unicorn

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Moon Ga-young, in 2004 South Korean television series Sweet 18
  • Park Ga-young, in 2006 South Korean television series Mystery 6
  • Yoo Ga-young, in 2008 South Korean film Romantic Island
  • Lee Ga-young, in 2012 South Korean television series Fashion King

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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